JC Kato – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Sat, 07 Oct 2023 13:34:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 JC Kato – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 Congratulations, Late Bloomer! https://www.karencushman.com/congratulations-late-bloomer/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:33:54 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=1487 Read more]]> JC KatoJC Kato has won the 2015 Cushman Late Bloomer Award with her manuscript for Finding Moon Rabbit,  the incredible story of Koko Hayashi, a ten-year-old girl who doesn’t follow rules, but must survive with her mother and sister in a Wyoming internment camp. JC said she’s been wanting to write this story ever since she married into the Kato family, and now she has. I chose Finding Moon Rabbit because the writing is strong and authentic, Koko is an intriguing and original character, and the subject matter is compelling and important. Well done, JC. I look forward to reading the finished book.

So all you over-fifties, think about applying. Next year I could be congratulating you.

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